My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 480: Heavenly Devil Curse

"Your medicine is extremely effective. It would be best to have the Medicine Department dilute and prepare it before using it on ordinary spirits."

“But there are nearly six thousand auxiliary soldiers in Thousand Lanterns City, I’m afraid you don’t have enough materials stored up,” Shen Yan expressed his concern.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." Chen Mu thought for a moment and shook his head.

The ingredients for Huiyuan Soup are twofold: the meat of exotic animals and various medicinal herbs.

Beast meat is easy to obtain; the Netherworld Demon Heaven's Blood Sea is boundless, containing countless beasts and monsters, which can be used as a substitute.

As for medicinal herbs...

Based on Chen Mu's many years of experience in refining and using medicine, those medicinal herbs were merely auxiliary, intended to make the Rejuvenating Soup milder and more suitable for his own consumption.

What suits Chen Mu may not suit others, let alone what is meant for a spirit.

……

In the small courtyard, Shen Yan manipulated a ball of water from the River of Oblivion, the size of a dining table, to float in mid-air. Then he summoned black Netherworld Flames, which soon heated the clear river water until it was bubbling and boiling.

Chen Mu took out a piece of multi-headed dragon meat the size of a suitcase and threw it into the pot. Once the white meat became loose, he activated the Seven Revolutions Feast Mantra.

Drops of dark red liquid flew up, gathered into a fist-sized ball, and fell into the wooden cup that had been prepared beforehand.

"The color is darker, the taste is more turbid, and the energy it contains is more volatile."

"Sure enough, those medicinal herbs were made to make the Rejuvenation Soup more suitable for me. They weren't originally provided by the Seven Revolutions Feast Mantra, but rather by my culinary skills." Chen Mu turned and handed the wooden cup to a middle-aged man with a gloomy face beside him.

This man was tall and thin, dressed in a black robe, and named Pu Lu. He was an auxiliary soldier that Pu Lu had rescued from the Youzi Camp.

Originally belonging to the Department of Medicine and Stones, he was an expert in refining precious medicinal decoctions. The treatment plan that involved boiling Chen Mu in a pot was devised by this person.

He is a ruthless person.

"Its purity is comparable to a well-prepared energizing soup, and its energy density..." Pu Lu's nostrils flared, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes: "It's at least five times that of an energizing soup!"

"So, it's useful?"

“Very useful!” Pu Lu nodded vigorously.

Chen Mu understood.

With the issue of medicinal herbs no longer a constraint, the problem he needed to consider was whether he had enough exotic beast meat and magical power.

The meat of exotic beasts was the easiest to obtain; he had secretly stored the corpses of many-headed dragons in the Youzi Camp, which could be used now. Even if he ran out, he could hunt in the Netherworld Demon Heaven to replenish his supplies.

When he fell into the water after exhausting his magic, he had glimpsed a group of strange fish with serrated teeth. At that time, those creatures charged towards him aggressively, clearly seeing him as food.

"Hmph! Once my true form as a Heavenly Demon is restored, I'll turn you all into food first!"

In comparison, their magical power is somewhat insufficient.

The Seven Revolutions Feast Mantra requires magical power to cast, and he can only rely on the white jade coins to restore his magical power.

Thousand Lanterns City couldn't use the Exquisite Jade Plate. Previously, in order to recover from their injuries as quickly as possible, they had directly extracted vital energy from the White Jade Coin. But that was because the injury was urgent; they wouldn't dare do that again.

"I only have four thousand left, I need to be careful with my money," Chen Mu silently calculated.

"It would be best to leave Thousand Lantern City and make the most efficient use of the white jade coins by relying on the exquisite jade plate."

……

During the days that Chen Mu was recuperating, Shen Yan had already settled the one or two thousand auxiliary soldiers he had brought from the Youzi Camp.

Most of them were crammed into the wooden buildings that had been built earlier. Those who couldn't fit in any of the buildings moved into temporary mud-sculpted bungalows.

Fortunately, some earth had been secretly dug into Thousand Lantern City to fill the foundation. It was thanks to this earth and stone that the bungalow camp could be built; otherwise, the small wooden buildings would have been even more crowded.

Shen Yan also divided the Yin spirits in Qiandeng City into groups according to the regulations of the auxiliary troops. Each group consisted of about three hundred people, and a commander was selected for each group.

They were then divided into four departments according to their original affiliations: Caiyuan, Huangquan, Gongzao, and Yanxing. Each department was managed by a highly capable junior general.

As a former military supervisor, he easily commanded five or six thousand Yin spirits, which made Chen Mu, this country bumpkin, admire him greatly.

"Don't forget about improving the auxiliary soldiers' cultivation level," Chen Mu reminded them, as it was crucial for their safe and smooth return to the Underworld.

“Each banner has already tallied the age and talent.” Shen Yan patiently explained, “Long-lived spirits are different from newly born spirits, and those with good talent are different from those with poor talent. They cannot be judged by the same cultivation standard.”

"Yes, yes, yes, although the Three Yin Phosphorous Fire is gentler than the Nine Nether Azure Flame, it will still burn the source of life."

"We must proceed step by step, combine work with rest, and not blindly force ourselves to train."

Chen Mu agreed wholeheartedly, thought for a moment, and then gave his opinion seriously: "There are twelve hours in a day, so we should at least leave them half an hour for sleep."

Shen Yan: "..."

Thank goodness for the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, otherwise those evil spirits in Thousand Lantern City would have devoured you alive, you bastard!

In the days that followed, the entire city of Thousand Lanterns became busy.

Although Chen Mu hoped that the auxiliary spirits could all become cultivation fanatics, staying up all night to cultivate immortality.

But Shen Yan clearly had no intention of doing that. If he really arranged it that way, he would probably turn himself into ashes before they even mastered the ghost patterns.

He proceeded with his previous plan, dividing the group into five major groups based on age and talent. He assigned different training times and frequencies to each group, aiming to ensure the fastest possible training speed.

Chen Mu smacked his lips and strolled around Thousand Lantern City with his hands behind his back like a nouveau riche, looking at the busy Yin Spirits as if he were examining his tenants and spiritual fields.

"Sigh, people as diligent as me are still too rare." Chen Mu expressed his regret about Shen Yan's work arrangements. After saying that, he hugged a cup of Huiyuan Soup and comfortably lay down in his rocking chair.

"Have you no shame?" Shen Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Besides, you only give him that little bit of Rejuvenation Soup every day, he's not even full, and you expect him to cultivate all day long?"

"It's like making your soldiers fight to the death without paying them. It's a good thing you're not a general, or your soldiers would definitely mutini."

"Old Shen, you're a seasoned military supervisor now. You need to learn to find your own solutions," Chen Mu chuckled, teasingly.

"Then you do it?!" Shen Yan glared.

Chen Mu coughed twice and closed his eyes, pretending not to hear.

He doesn't have the ability to manage five or six thousand spirits; that would be too tiring. He'd be better off figuring out how to gain experience points.

More than half a month has passed, and the injuries to the physical body have been fully healed.

The true form of the Heavenly Demon within the secret aperture is becoming increasingly vigorous, and he feels that it will probably return to normal within the next day or two.

Once the spirit body recovers, the secret techniques such as the Yellow Springs Jade Gate Incantation can be used again.

……

Three nights later, the ten guiding lights above the Thousand Lanterns shone with a cool, dim light, much like moonlight.

Chen Mu was fast asleep on the top floor of the small building.

At one moment, his brow suddenly throbbed, and a jade-white bead flew out from between his brows, immediately emitting light that illuminated the entire room as if it were daytime.

Chen Mu woke up with a start and turned around to see himself fast asleep on the bed.

Instinctively, he raised his hand to touch his head and immediately touched a smooth head; the spirit body had finally reappeared.

Looking through his tattered clothes, there was no sign of injury. After more than twenty days of serious injury, the Heavenly Demon's true form was finally fully restored.

"I'm afraid it's not just that." With a thought, the walnut-sized round divine embryo floated before his eyes.

It still looks so smooth and round, radiating a warm, white light.

But what was previously a visual illusion caused by fluorescence can be seen by looking closely and discovering that its surface is pitted and its interior is empty.

Now the entire surface of the bead has been completely filled with silver threads, making it look like a perfectly round, white pearl.

Moreover, the emptiness inside has been partially filled, and it no longer feels superficial, but rather has gained a sense of stability like a ballast stone.

"Those more than 100,000 auxiliary soldiers must have suffered heavy casualties." Chen Mu sighed inwardly.

It was precisely because of the deaths of so many auxiliary soldiers that the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed planted within them returned, which allowed the Divine Embryo to be greatly perfected.

It not only saved him years of hard work, but also brought him an unexpected surprise.

Chen Mu held the divine embryo bead, carefully pondering the strange incantation that had surfaced in his mind.

"The Heavenly Demon Curse?"

"By silently reciting incantations and drawing spiritual seeds into the body, one can fundamentally transform into a celestial demon, gaining great supernatural powers and enjoying great freedom?"

Is it that scary?

Chen Mu looked at him strangely.

This Cloud Mirage Demon is mediocre in other skills, but its ability to boast is truly remarkable. If he didn't know what a Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed was, he almost would have believed it!

"However, the Heavenly Demon is obviously not serious, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to make up a few lies to fool people."

"The content about the Heavenly Demon's Freedom is definitely not true, but the ability to make people relax their minds and assist in the parasitic growth of spiritual seeds may not be fake."

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Chen Mu's face.

"Old Shen, your good days are here!"

(End of this chapter)